Mechanical Properties Evalution of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials

Many of our modern technologies demand materials with unusual combination of properties such as high strength to weight ratio, high stiffness, high corrosion resistance, high fatigue strength, high dimensional stability etc., these can't be met by the conventional metal alloys.

Polymeric materials reinforced with synthetic fiber such as glass, carbon, and aramid provide advantages of high stiffness and strength to weight ratio as compared to conventional construction materials, i.e. wood, concrete, and steel. Despite these advantages the widespread use of synthetic fiber-reinforced polymer composite has tendency to decline because of their high initial costs, their use in non-efficient structural forms and most importantly their adverse environmental impact.

In this the work, an attempt has been made to explore the potential utilization of short bamboo fiber reinforced polyester composites. Therefore, the present project work is to evaluate the Mechanical properties such as Tensile strength (TS), Flexural strength (FS) of short bamboo fiber reinforced composites with and without Alumina (Al₂O₃) as a reinforced material.